Japanese symbol for “enterprise”
企業
きぎょう
Romaji: kigyou
enterprise; business; company; corporation
In Japanese, enterprise is 企業, read きぎょう (kigyou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n enterprise; business; company; corporation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “enterprise”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| エンタープライズ | エンタープライズ entaapuraizu | enterprise |
| 案件 | あんけん anken | project; enterprise |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企画 | きかく kikaku | planning; plan; project |
| 企て | くわだて kuwadate | plan; project; attempt |
| 企てる | くわだてる kuwadateru | to plan; to plot; to propose |
| 企図 | きと kito | plan; project; scheme |
| 私企業 | しきぎょう shikigyou | private enterprise |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
| 作業 | さぎょう sagyou | work; operation; task |
See also: Chinese symbol for “enterprise”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.